Senior Director, Legal & Compliance & WREF Digital and Tech

GSK’s success absolutely depends on our people. While getting ahead of disease together is about our ambition for patients and shareholders, it’s also about making GSK a place where people can thrive. We want GSK to be a place where people feel inspired, encouraged and challenged to be the best they can be. A place where they can be themselves – feeling welcome, valued and included.

Where they can keep growing and look after their wellbeing. So, if you share our ambition, join us at this exciting moment in our journey to get Ahead Together.

This new position in Digital & Tech is to ensure that the L&C and WREF functions have the Digital, AI and Tech capabilities they need to enable GSK to achieve its purpose of improving patient lives.

The position is responsible for driving bold Tech, Data and AI strategies for GSK’s Legal & Compliance and WREF organizations to accelerate their digital transformation initiatives utilizing AI, digital, data and analytics capabilities across all their business processes, and into the four business units. The role will partner closely with all members of the Global L&C and WREF Leadership teams to align on strategic priorities for Digital & Tech and implement those agreed performance objectives.

This role will be based in the UK so that it is close to key business stakeholders. We seek a digital transformation leader passionate about our mission, dedicated to patients and people, and committed to fostering an inclusive culture at GSK.

• Strategic Leadership: This role will be a member of the Legal and WREF LTs and partner closely with the SVP, General Counsel on how AI, digital, data, and technology can improve employee capabilities and engagement and influence and increase digital and data literacy across both the broader L&C organisation and GSK overall.

• Single point accountability for all things Digital & Tech: Accountable for impeccable delivery and support for all technology products and services to the GSK L&C and WREF to enable delivery of their IPTc objectives for each member of the L&C and WREF LT’s.

• Thought leadership, Influence and Digital Literacy: Build out new capability that are top quartile for Fortune 500 L&C and WREF functions.

• Agile and Software Engineering: Accountable for ensuring that all software engineering adheres to modern practices, including Agile, Dev Ops, and extensive AI based automation.

• Team Leadership & Stakeholder
  
  Collaboration:
  
  Lead and mentor a high-performing digital and technology team. Work closely with the Functional business leaders and Process-Aligned leaders, Tech, Privacy, Cybersecurity, Legal, and Compliance to ensure integration and regulatory compliance. Manage vendors and partners against business outcomes.

• Compliance & Governance: Accountable for ensuring all Digital & Tech products supporting GSK L&C and WREF are compliant with internal GSK security, risk management policies and practices, external regulatory and statutory requirements other local regulations applicable in the market we operate in. Ensure business continuity for all critical technology.

Key Business Processes within the scope of the role:

Legal

• Legal Matter & Case Management Platforms:
  Oversee legal matter and case management systems supporting litigation, advisory work, and external counsel. Apply AI/GenAI for matter prioritisation, risk assessment, and cost forecasting, ensuring compliance with privilege and jurisdictional requirements.

• Contract Lifecycle Management (CLM):
  Govern platforms supporting contract authoring, negotiation, execution, and obligation management. Leverage AI/GenAI for clause analysis, risk identification, and cycle-time reduction, ensuring standardisation and auditability.

• eDiscovery & Legal Data Management:
  Manage eDiscovery and legal data platforms supporting defensible document preservation, review, and production. Use AI/GenAI to accelerate review, identify relevance and privilege, and control costs.

• Intellectual Property (IP) Management Systems:
  Oversee systems managing IP portfolios, filings, and renewals. Apply analytics to assess portfolio value, competitive risk, and strategic alignment.

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